The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-01-19
N rAE MEXICAN MtlseuM.

The Gods OF the Aftees-SIitald OF nEan-
tezuma-0thet Relies q antiquity.
The museum y located IN ono OF tho
many apartments OF the National palace,
and Is Tree TO the public each day from 10
70 II q M. As we enter, the scene IN the
court yard IS one peculiar 70 the tropics,
there being number of very iargs
palms, and IN the busliy top 0f ono 1f
these there may be seen very large
Mexican lizard crawling oyer tha giant
leaves. 1t Is about two and o halt feet
long, and to US was = partial realization
of the tropical picture in our old gtsng-
raphy, only we looked in vain TO find The
playing monkeys. the spotted. cTpliching
tiger and tlia big snakes. Passing on.
we enter the first room Sn the lower floor,
where we find the calendar stonc of the
AztecS. 1t Is n large circular Stone.
twelve feet In diameter, three fert thick,
and weighs about twenty-five tnns. In
the center there Is Cit ia relief large
head with the tongue hanging ont: ntilef-
wise il Is similar e, the f.,ee represefttinfs
the full moon Il, our alnnnac. Around
tits head there are live circles incInsinR a
graduated scale of noints similar to those
used IN making the cardinal and stiI,ordi-
nate points OF tile cotntSass. Besides
these, there are other carvings which
might be regarded as the signs of the
zodiac. The whole is a fine snecinen of
workmanship. and is said to be eeomet-
rically correct in It's lines.
Tile sacrif;cial Stone IA nine feet in di-
ameter and three feet thick. The ton
and side have many fine carvings. repre-.
sentina idols. yveapons of war and Indian
warriors. In the center ON ton there is n
round depression. in which the head Of
the victim was niacel. from tl,;s tl,er, is
n r,1,tter LEADING to and doyvr, the edpe.
which served To carry off the blood. II
70 estimotad tI,ot ,.o,,e tban m nm ,,ar-
so,,s ,,,er., soc-;ficel ,,,,,, tl,;s rocl a,,d
ss n ,vas y, ,,se ,yl,e,, Cortaz entered tl,e
city its historv ia better known chan
many other rel;ca. hence tbeea f,o,,rea
NAV he correct r, the sa,,,es ,ieS,a,t1,,e,,t
there ;s tn le coon ,,,any Of tbs met ,a-
,,-,,-,,e.d -. - tt,o 49,. ,IT,os, -,
i..'-.- 80. u in4sssS e.. -.
hewn out OF very nara Stone ana IN Anew
cases the carving Is fne, whhe In many
u Is as rough ana gFoeesque US IL Wen
Quo oe '.lia Ie.'in .Ila name Oh sr IN
appea,-ilce 'iiey uIihtf ,l. mioeiy. ''olie aie
ih'eiiueu 70 Feseiiipie monsters ot ven,
scshce, "Ilhe oeiiers nave d soou Iiitureu .l
.ooN M a1ous 'heih mem slieC "ou,u %, seeii 70
srsil1 81 a.l!ius' 't.ly fequest' iey ocupy
IN Posltio,s, nun tilas -, VI sieepi1s' ei.-
lins, staiiutls anu on t,ie run. IN one
pHee We e.im po" eti u 1., lHts, r eieop-
.S gu, mn1 s!II Worc a HoiIiu Af"'Sh "ii
'"s ..I1 1tsC "incl eslte ~ Say
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ms " ~ ~ 1io wig s ioae s " nm
.T,.. 70 "a VI
inns luoi seellel 10 elilDo1s M nus lellu,es 1,
nDou1 an INA. Is i9m anu VICIOUS IN tLle
~ roh,,st S;tI civ. e 81 ,,esI, tV f,,ii
tI,ro,t 1oS,, I,,.@s. .,,,d ,s.;da TO- IL
scen,aJ IN a furious , ros-e .fo,. l,;s foc, ,.as
fIefornad with the xvr;niIas @ of xvrati, his
eves half sI,t and bis l;re r,,,Iefl +, ,,ol11
fro1yns shov;na his teeth WI .,s,,;Ia m b;s
,,,o,,tI, ,,.as I,aIf o,,a,, a.. =, ~ 80 .,f
taI,ing breath Il, the ,,,;fist NJ HE exha,,st-
inc ,,ossion In fact r. ,ras an AZ, ercelie,,t
idea of the ..buroers and the had mon ),
which rnothers eonntimes nee 10, scoya
their aausiity cinluren INTO oDedierc4 s-...,as
which afterwards calls around to see tho
dear little ones in their dreams, and
wakes them up with violent spells OF fits
and spasms. but which aPparition, by the
way. Is usually charged to late suppers-
Further on we see the watch dog of the
GODS lie mas struck very striking
attitude, and with open, hideous eyes is
staring far away IN the distance, as II
watching the approach OF some calamity.
Next We see an tnqulsitiye, astrological
sort OF god, gazing intently into the
heavens, as II seeking In the skies the re-
hected shadows OF coming events. Thus
we passed on, examining the character
e,,d s,,,,as;,ts,,d ,s..-t;,,Is SaIS - ~
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